Coodabeen Champions

The Coodabeen Champions (often referred to as "The Coodabeens") are an Australian comedy team with two programs currently broadcast on ABC Radio. These programs are the Coodabeens Footy Show (Saturdays between 10.00 am - 12.00 pm) on 774 ABC Melbourne, ABC Victoria and ABC Tasmania and, in the non-AFL season, a national Saturday evening variety program called The Saturday Soiree on ABC Local Radio. The Coodabeen Champions also broadcast live from major Victorian sporting events such as The Melbourne Cup, the AFL Grand Final and the Boxing Day Test. The Coodabeens have been a feature on Melbourne radio for 35 years. The Coodabeen Champions producer is Andy "Young Andy" Bellairs.

Coodabeens Footy Show

The program began in 1981 on 3RRR and has twice moved to 3AW. It is now broadcast primarily on 774 ABC Melbourne and ABC Victoria. It is mainly focused on Australian rules football, with the Coodabeens discussing current sports events and news in a humorous manner, also interviewing numerous retired football players and commentators. Its current members are Jeff Richardson, Ian Cover, Greg Champion, "Torch" McGee and Billy Baxter. Former members of the group include Tony Leonard and Simon Whelan (now a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria[1]).

The show includes various regular segments, including:

In previous years, the Coodabeen Champions Footy Show has also featured segments such as 'One-game wonders'; where each week, the Coodabeens track down a former footballer who played one game of VFL/AFL football and 'Oh brother!'; where the Coodabeens speak each week to the brother of a former AFL/VFL star who also played at the highest level.

Former programs

Awards

In 2003, the Coodabeen Champions were inducted into the MCG Media Hall of Fame[3]

References

  1. The Age (2004). Massive from Moorabbin made Supreme Court judge. Retrieved 17 June 2006.
  2. GregChampion.com.au (2006). Who is Guru Bob?. Retrieved 17 June 2006.
  3. mcg.org.au (2003). Media champions honoured at MCG. Retrieved 14 December 2011

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